Conductivity percolation in polyiodide/polymer complexes

Variable-temperature four-probe conductivity measurements and Raman spectroscopy were investigated for iodine in poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) and NaI3 in PPO. The Raman spectra indicate the presence of both triiodide and polyiodide species in samples of I2-doped PPO. The conductivity of these PPO/I2 samples increased with increasing I2 concentration and reached a plateau at approximately 12 vol % iodine. Raman spectra at 20 °C indicate that, at concentrations less than 23 vol % I3-, the dominant species is the triiodide. Polymer salt complexes with varying amounts of I3- appear to display a conductivity threshold near Tg, at 0.2 vol fraction of triiodide

High-rate reel-to-reel continuous coating of biaxially textured magnesium oxide thin films for coated conductors

Biaxially textured thin films of magnesium oxide (MgO) were deposited by electron beam evaporation at deposition rates of 0.6 {mu}m/min on moving Ni-based alloy tapes as oriented buffer layers for coated conductors. Moving substrates were inclined with respect to the atomic vapor and translated through collimated dual vapor sources. Growth anisotropy in the MgO and self-shadowing effects due to the inclined angle combine to create biaxial texture in the deposited thin films. MgO films grown to a thickness of 2.0 {mu}m with this inclined-substrate deposition technique have yielded in-plane textures of 10--12{degree} fill-width half-maximum (FWHM). Results of a parametric study on the in-plane texture in short-length static-mode samples are presented, along with preliminary results of long-length samples deposited under translating conditions